Tcap Pretest
Choose the letter of the answer that best solves each problem.
- 1.What is the value of the following expression? 7 - 4 . 5 + 10 / 2 x 4
- A.
1/10
- B.
3/20
- C.
3/40
- D.
3/25
- 2.Which model represents the following addition problem? –4 + 2 = –2 Note: + means positive, - means negative
- A.
- - - - + + = - -
- B.
- - - - + + = + +
- C.
+ + + + - - = + +
- D.
+ + + + - - = - -
- 3.Susan, Katrina, and Jeremy went ice-skating. Admission prices are shown below. Susan and Katrina are 14 years old, and Jeremy is 9 years old. What was the total cost for their admission and skate rental? Ice Rink Admission: 10 & Under $2.50 Over 10 $3.25 Skate Rental $2.50 per pair
- A.
$8.25
- B.
$15.75
- C.
$16.50
- D.
$24.75
- 4.Which proportion can be used to solve the following problem? If a car is traveling at a speed of 50 miles per hour, how far can it travel in 45 minutes?
- A.
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- 6.Between which two numbers would the number 3/8 be found on the number line?
- A.
0 & 1/10
- B.
1/10 & 1/5
- C.
3/10 & 2/5
- D.
0.5 & 3/5
- 7.Which of the following numbers is NOT equivalent to 1.4%?
- A.
7/500
- B.
0.014
- C.
21/1500
- D.
0.140
- 8.Which of the following is the reciprocal of -3?
- A.
-1/3
- B.
-3
- C.
1/3
- D.
3
- 9.Each set of points represents graphs of 4 different rates of running. The x-axis represents time in seconds and the y-axis represents distance in meters. In which graph is the person running the fastest?
- A.
(2,1) (5,2) (8,3)
- B.
(2,0.25) (4,0.5) (6,1)
- C.
(1,2) (2,4) (4,6)
- D.
(1,1) (5,3) (9,5)
- 10.A cactus is 4 ft tall and is expected to grow 4 inches per day. Write an equation that represents the number of days x of growth and the plants height y in feet.
- A.
Y = 1/3x + 4
- B.
Y = 4x + 1/3
- C.
Y = -1/3x + 4
- D.
Y = 4x + 4
- 11.The number of jumping jacks that Mr. Lammers assigns each week in gym class appears to have a pattern. What are the next two terms in the pattern? 75, 69, 63, 57, …
- A.
50, 45
- B.
51, 44
- C.
49, 43
- D.
51, 45
- 12.What is the pattern in the following table? INPUT X | 5 | 10 | 15 OUTPUT Y| 15 | 30 | 45
- A.
Y = 6x
- B.
Y = 3x
- C.
Y = 5x
- D.
Y = 2x
- 13.Which of the following is part of the solution set for the given inequality? –15k < –90
- A.
K = -6
- B.
K = 0
- C.
K = 6
- D.
K = 9
- 14.Which of the following equations has a solution of x = 4?
- A.
4x = 20
- B.
1/5x = 20
- C.
X - 20 = 24
- D.
-16 + x = -12
- 15.Max is 7 years younger than the age of his sister. If his sister is 15 years old, which equation can be used to find Max’s age? Let x represent Max’s age.
- A.
15 + 7 = x
- B.
15 + x = 7
- C.
X - 7 = 15
- D.
15 - x = 7
- 16.LeAnn wants to enclose her yard. She needs to estimate how many sections of fence she will need. She has sides measuring: 50', 15'6", 22'6", 30'3", 72'6", and 45'9". What is the best estimate of the perimeter of her yard?
- A.
150 feet
- B.
200 feet
- C.
230 feet
- D.
270 feet
- 17.You are making 4 scarves. Each scarf requires 33 inches of edging material. How many feet of edging material will you need?
- A.
8.25 feet
- B.
11 feet
- C.
15 feet
- D.
132 feet
- 18.Juan is building a scale model of a train. He wants to know how long the actual train is. He reads on the model box that the scale is 1 in. = 16 ft. The completed model is 21 in. long. Based on the scale, how long is the actual train?
- A.
1.3125 feet
- B.
32 feet
- C.
336 feet
- D.
422 feet
- 19.
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A new coating is being applied to the gymnasium floor. The rectangular floor measures 50 feet wide and 90 feet long. The circle in the center has a diameter of 10 feet and has already been completed. Approximately what area of the floor remains to be coated? Use Area of a circle = and Area of a rectangle = lw- A.
3120.5 sq ft
- B.
4186 sq ft
- C.
4421.5 sq ft
- D.
4500 sq ft
- 20.Glenda wants to create a 192 sq ft rectangular garden in her backyard. What are three possible dimensions for the length and width of the garden?
- A.
2 ft × 96 ft; 6 ft × 32 ft; 12 ft × 15 ft
- B.
4 ft × 48 ft; 6 ft × 32 ft; 8 ft × 24 ft
- C.
1 ft × 192 ft; 6 ft × 34 ft; 8 ft × 24 ft
- D.
3 ft × 64 ft; 8 ft × 22 ft; 12 ft × 16 ft
- 21.Brady is the quarterback for a high school football team. He completes 7 out of every 10 passes. If he throws an average of 85 passes per game, how many completed passes does he make in a 10-game season?
- A.
60 completed passes
- B.
595 completed passes
- C.
600 completed passes
- D.
5950 completed passes
- 22.
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Mike has a box of blocks containing yellow, pink, red and blue blocks. Below is a picture of the order of the blocks. Mike chose a block, kept it, and picked a second block. What is the probability that he picked out 2 red blocks?- A.
3/10
- B.
9/100
- C.
2/10
- D.
1/15
- 23.Stephanie has $500 in her savings account. The money is split into the 4 categories shown below. How much money came from graduation? 24% = babysitting 21% = allowance 45% = graduation 10% = birthday
- A.
$50
- B.
$105
- C.
$120
- D.
$225
- 24.You have a stack of three cube-shaped boxes in a closet that measures 48 inches tall. The bottom 2 boxes each have a volume of 3375 cubic ft. The top box has a volume of 1728 cubic ft. What height of box could still fit in the remaining space?
- A.
6 inches
- B.
8 inches
- C.
12 inches
- D.
15 inches
- 25.Charlene has a bag of trail mix that contains 19 peanuts, 5 mini-pretzels, 8 chocolate candies and 8 raisins. What is the probably if Charlene removes a peanut, eats it, and then removes a mini-pretzel?
- A.
19/312
- B.
19/390
- C.
19/320
- D.
19/5
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